Radicular pain is caused by compression of nerve roots and is found in the dermatomes affected by the nerve roots. [6]
Testing the sensory distribution patterns can be helpful, although the lack of sensory loss does not rule out a specific nerve root process because dermatomes overlap.
Dermatomes are areas of skin that send signals to the brain through the spinal nerves. The dermatome system covers the entire body from the hands and fingers to the feet and toes. The part of a nerve ...
Healthline: The 30 Dermatomes Explained: A Complete Nerve Map of The Body
A dermatome is an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal nerves ...
Nature: Heat-provoked skin vasodilatation in innervated and denervated trunk dermatomes in human spinal cord injury
Heat-provoked skin vasodilatation in innervated and denervated trunk dermatomes in human spinal cord injury